Hello all,
Thank you Mr McCown for approving my membership here.
It would seem I’ve been bit by the large scale bug. I’ve been modeling various figures and structures for years, and more recently building a rather complex n scale layout.
A few months back I happened to see a really impressive G scale layout and realized that although I love n scale detail (and of course the amount of stuff you can do in 12x4,) the possibility of modeling detail that you can see without a magnifying glass is very attractive to me. And I also realized that G scale is not all “toy trains”.
Luckily for me I have both a backyard that is in dire need of landscaping (thank you drought and water rationing) and a wife who doesn’t dig in her heels over small potatoes like hobbies. God knows I have too many hobbies already, but heck, what’s one more?
I’m now spending time mapping out a layout with some used track I’ve acquired, getting a feel for what I can do.
I expect to be lurking around here quite a bit soaking up knowledge. Already I have ingrained in my head, " no curves less than 8’ diameter"!
I’m in no hurry to buy engines or cars yet. There are many factors to weigh and I’d rather see what kind of track plan I can realize in my space (my spaghetti lust is completely satisfied by n scale)and fit the train to that. Something fun with some buildings here and there. A bit of track to make it interesting, but for me its all about creating interest with detail surrounding the track. And of course, detail in the train itself like lights, people…stuff.
Anyhow, sorry for the long winded intro. Suffice it to say I’m happy to be here and please forgive my ignorance which will undoubtedly rear its ugly head.
I’m a pretty fast learner, though.
